Hans Karl Meyer

Hans Karl Meyer
Hans Meyer during his navy career
Born(1898-12-01)1 December 1898
Stolzenhagen, German Empire
Died23 January 1989(1989-01-23) (aged 90)
Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance Germany
 West Germany
Service / branchKriegsmarine
German Navy
Years of service1919–1945
1957–1975
RankFlotilla admiral
CommandsKöln
Tirpitz
Battles / warsWorld War II

Hans Karl Meyer (1 December 1898 – 23 January 1989), was a German naval officer and Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later Flotilla admiral of the German Navy.[1] Meyer was most notable for being commander of the battleship Tirpitz, of 1/Seekriegsleitung (SKL) Operations of Naval Command and being one of six Kriegsmarine admirals who were subordinated after World War II in the new German Navy.

  1. ^ Hildebrand, Hans H.; Henriot, Ernest (1989). "Band 2: H–O.". In Bradley, Dermot (ed.). Deutschlands Admirale : 1849-1945 : die militärischen Werdegänge der See-, Ingenieur-, Sanitäts-, Waffen- und Verwaltungsoffiziere im Admiralsrang (in German). Osnabrück: Biblio-Verl. pp. 482–483. ISBN 3-7648-1499-3.